to cream off

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English - Turkish
krem off
English - English
1. remove from the surface; skim, skim off, cream2. pick the best, skim off
disapproval If a person or organization creams off a large amount of money, they take it and use it for themselves. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms
remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
disapproval To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others. The private schools cream off many of the best pupils
pick the best
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